On whether Liz Truss can turn the ship around and save her premiership, @Simon4NDorset tells @BBCr4today "there's about 12 hours to do it".
Funnily enough the naval analogy is in the latest.
The mutiny has started and the captain hasn't long left.
#WaughOnPolitics
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The mutiny has started and the captain hasn't long left.
#WaughOnPolitics
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One MP close to the action last night ridiculed Jacob Rees-Mogg's late attempt to tell rebel MPs fracking was no longer a confidence motion.
"It's like he was getting fucked and then shouting he wanted his virginity back. As a good Catholic, he should know that's not possible."
"It's like he was getting fucked and then shouting he wanted his virginity back. As a good Catholic, he should know that's not possible."
It's already been said by many, but in my 24 long years working in Westminster I've never seen a more dysfunctional, disintegrating day for a Govt than yesterday.
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The disciplinary action threatened against rebel MPs may be Truss’s final U-turn on a U-turn. Withdrawing the whip may cut the number of eligible letters to Graham Brady, but it may increase chances of Cabinet telling Truss time's up.
If Truss does fall today, it would be so apt that it's over fracking.
She's fracked her party like she's fracked the country.
Given a choice of sack, back or frack, her MPs are heading to the 1st option.
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She's fracked her party like she's fracked the country.
Given a choice of sack, back or frack, her MPs are heading to the 1st option.
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Actually, "back, sack or frack" scans better. And the second option is odds-on.
More chaos. After the 1.33am whips threat now Cabinet minister @annietrev tells @KayBurley fracking was NOT confidence vote.
And she thinks "most" rebels will have "very strong constituency reasons" for breaking whip.
And she thinks "most" rebels will have "very strong constituency reasons" for breaking whip.
That's not the message sent out by No10 at 1.33am via WhatsApp.
Yes, you're right to be asking 'Who sends WhatsApps at 1.33am?'
Yes, you're right to be asking 'Who sends WhatsApps at 1.33am?'
Worth remembering just how out-thought and out-maneouvred Govt whips were by Labour yesterday, via that attempt to seize control of the order paper.
The Govt has a big working majority of around 70 but behaved like a hung Parliament.
Govt walked straight into the trap.
The Govt has a big working majority of around 70 but behaved like a hung Parliament.
Govt walked straight into the trap.
Superb coverage of the Govt meltdown, plus in-depth analysis, in today's edition of @theipaper.
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#backsackfrack
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